HB 373 VA

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Restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required. Requires the State Health Commissioner to publish in multiple languages a notice on the Department of Health's website containing procedures for restaurant staff to follow when a customer has a food allergy. The bill requires restaurants to post such notice in a conspicuous location. The bill also requires restaurants to include the phrase, "If you have a food allergy, please notify us," and its translation, if applicable, on their menus or on a sign posted conspicuously in the restaurant. This bill is identical to SB 248.

• Marty Martinez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100398D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB373) · lower
4. Jan 16, 2026 Assigned sub: Health · lower
5. Jan 20, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services (19-Y 3-N) · lower
7. Jan 26, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Jan 27, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Jan 28, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 30-N 0-A) · lower
10. Jan 29, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Jan 29, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
12. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) · upper
13. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 25, 2026 Enrolled · lower
19. Feb 25, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB373ER) · lower
20. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB373) · lower
21. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
22. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
24. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
25. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 124 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
26. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0124) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML